Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-03-28
THE RACE in DETAIL.
From the Log of the Coronet-A Tempes-
tuOus Passage.

tuOus Passage.
LONDON, March e2T.-The Corontt ar
rived Of Queenstown at l:3O o'clock this
morning. Nothing had been seen of the
Dauntless. The COronet passed the win
ming point at 1850 o'clock under = full
press of canvass, the wind at that hour
being weSt-nOrthweSt and fresh. In pass
ing the given point, ROcheS Point, the vic
toriOus yacht fired five guns and the time
was ut once taken by the Secretary and
members of the Royal Cork Yacht
Club, who had been on the lookout for
her arrival. The club then hOisted
signal announcing the COrOnet's arrival,
the various stations answering the pennant.
The Coronet entered Cork harbor in spank
ing style and huggiug the western shore.
From the start to the finish the CorOnet
experienced strong gales with tremendous
seas On Tuesday and Wednesday last,
she hove To for several hours each day and
made only ninety miles in the fOrty-eight
hours. Her average run during the pas
sage varied from two hundred and thirty
to two hundred and fifty miles a day.
The number OF
PERSONS On BOARD
the CorOnet was twenty-nine including
sixteen sailors five officers and the stew
ward, cook. mess boy and five guests.
The officers were: Captain, G.. p. Crosby;
Navigator, T. B. Anderson; Mates, w. \.
Daf N
Augustus BerghOlm. The advantage
gained by the COrOnet at the start increaS-
ed the confidence of those on board, in
both boat and shippers. 1t was the first
time that Captain Crosby had ever partiei-
pated in a yacht race Ofany sort. Hefreely
admitted that he feared that Capt. Samuels
of the DauntleSS with his past experience
would succeed in crossing the starting line
somewhat ahead. How needless his APP
prehensions were are already known. 1t
Is not too much To say that in his ma
nOuyering he displayed more judgement
and tact than Is usually seen in races near
New York After taking the anchor on
board at | o'clock on the morning OF the
start, he beat about the hay of Owls
Head, surveying the water and verifying
the position of huOys II and 10, between
which she must pass after the proper sig
nal had been given from the judges tug.
When the preparatory signal was given the
Coronet was making reach up the bay
with head toward the battery. Crosby
held the wheel, and by his side was Cap
tain Anderson, watch in hand, counting
the seconds. Seven minutes from the
time of the first signal, Crosby ordered the
helm 'hard-a-lee, To bring the boats
head around. She WAS under fifty seconds
in stays, and then
FAIRLY FLEW
before the strong northerly wind. As 1t
had been arranged that the starting signal
would be given ten minutes after the pre-
paratory signal, it seemed probable that
the Coronet would reach the line fully .
minute before the second signal, when 1t
would be necessary to 90 about again,
causing a considerable loss OF time.
Crosby was equal to the emergency, how
ever When he realized what was imml-
pcpt he spilled the wind out of the sheets
by trimming fiat aft, bringing the big
schooner almost to standstill. When
the signal was finally given he paid, but
the sheets fore and aft ran up the square
sail. forestay sail and top sails, and IN 80
seconds had the COronet across the line.
THE DAUNTLESS,
Il will he remembered, WAS of Gowanus,
nearly a mile away, with her stern toward
the Judges boat. Every possible stitch
of canvas WAS spread on the COrOnet ;E she
SDed through the narrOws at the rate OF
thirteen miles an hour, surrounded by
tugs. steamers and steam yachts. once
ar twice. when under the lee OF the hlgh
land il seemed Is though her opponent
vas yaipiug her lost ground rapidly, but
,,,Lsn the wind filled the sails again she
TsIf The Dauntless further astern than at
the start. The tOrtuOuS wash channel
having been followed to the ocean, the
sandy Hook lighthouse bore west by
south, and the open sea portion oil tne
trip began.
THE COURSE
r,;5 WA east by south. The sky was
- and the breeze which had veered
,ro,,,5 to northwest, was freshened. When
,Ls eyrprsion boat Bay Ridge, which was
the only one OF the fleet OF steamers 10 ae-
cnmpany the racing yachts as Tar as Sanay
Hook light ship, turned back at aoou S;to
n m. The relative position oi the
scbooners was nearly the same IS when
thew passed through the narrows, ana tney y
ere steering the same course. The Wlnd
now was greatly increased, neayy Sl sea
-',r,n;nsy absam. The balloon and staysalls
an5 to1sails on both boats were taken IN
abopt the same moment Then the
/ Ds.,,,.lsss dropped asteTn rapidly
S - O'Clock was hull down
% miles away. She had changed
her eonTse to the south southeast, and just
hsfoTe darkness set in only her topmasts
,SeTr slv visible. The first Sunday was marked
~ ,Tsre seven of the ten succeeding days,
nv a yale which came from the northeast
-, sSter midnight Although fairly
moderate il was accompanied by strong
bsad sea. which made the yacht laool
Lsav;Iv The waves frequently broke oyei